Congratulations to our newest Track To Triumph group, each completing a certificate three in cleaning operations. VTEC develops and delivers targeted training courses based on Morris Corporation’s actual needs, preparing job seekers for a successful career. The five components are community engagement, work readiness, vocational training, a guaranteed job and post placement support; each vital to employee success.

TRACK TO TRIUMPH GROUP 12

atWork AUSTRALIA EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR

Morris has been awarded atWork 2014 Employer of the Year. The awards were held early in the month at Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia. The atWork event recognises the achievements and contributions of companies who provide employment opportunities for Indigenous job seekers and those with mental health issues, disabilities or other barriers to employment.

Track To Triumph was highlighted as a leading programme in helping prepare job seek-ers with practical skills specific to the work they will be employed to do.

atWork stated a major reason for Morris receiving the award was the “company’s innovative approach to induction and people management, supporting workers holistically - both on and off the job - in order to sustain employment.”

“Morris Corporation’s recruitment, mentoring and team building policies stand as a shining example to other companies in Australia, and make them a worthy winner of a second atWork Australia Employer of the Year Award.”

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Site Christmas Spirit

MORRIS TRAINEE Zebastian Samuel (Zeb) has been with the Brisbane Morris team for the last 8 months completing a school-based certificate III in Business Administration.

Working at Morris has equipped Zeb with real life business experience and skills to assist in his future endeavours.

Congratulations on your achievement Zeb!

Pictured: Darren Andrew - National Organisational Development Advisor and Zeb Samuel

Condabri gets in the Christmas spirit, creating clever Christmas inspired treats for crib.

Golden Grove pastry chef

Vanessa, created a beautiful

gingerbread house for the

site dining room.

With the receipt of various recycling units, Morris Yandi has been recycling glass, cans, cardboard and in recent months polystyrene. We also have the capacity to dehydrate food wastes which can be given back to the local community to be used as fertiliser and shred pallets/44 gallon drums.We recycle for approximately 850 people.

FACTS AND FIGURES (AVERAGE):

• 500kg of Plastic Bottles per 2 Months• 12000kg of Crushed Glass per Month• 4200kg of Bailed Cardboard per Month• 350kg of Aluminium Cans per Month

YTD:• 53.9 Tonnes Recycled Waste• $3591.88 Dollars Raised for RFDS

“The way we look at recycling is that it’s a gift that keeps giving back to mother earth. Every bottle we crush, every box we flatten, we feel as though we are helping the world spin for that little bit longer. This means our kids, our grand kids and our great grand kids can one day have the opportunity to work on a mine site like us and hopefully share our same outlook on recycling. It’s the small things the minority do, which will hopefully inspire everyone else to do the same and keep out planet alive.” - Josh Gall (The Man) and Dylan Thwaites (Bigdog)

“Here at Yandi we are doing our little bit in recycling all the glass, cardboard, cans, food scraps and polystyrene. By setting a good example we will hopefully get other companies and individuals to follow the same lead either on site or at home. Individuals here at Yandi can assist by placing recyclable items in the appropriate recycling bins that are placed in the common areas and throughout the village. All these little things together will make a big difference to our local and global communities.” - Henk vanderLei (Henky)

RECYCLING AT YANDI Allison Roach : Assistant Village Manager

Back Row: Gazman-Al-Josh Gall-Dylan-Henk-Josh KangFront Row: Ash (VM)-Allie(AVM)

MORRIS CHRISTMAS GIFT APPEALMorris Windibri and Kenya have partnered with the Baptist Church to help bring some cheer to local families in need over Christmas. The two sites have organised a Christmas Gift Appeal to help struggling families and children in need this Christmas. Donated presents will be distributed to families in the local Chinchilla region in time for Christmas.

Assistant Village Manager, Shelley Ludeke said “When we started this appeal, we had two beautiful Christmas trees at each camp without presents underneath them – it has been great to see them

slowly filling up with donations by Morris staff and QGC residents.”

The gifts will be presented on behalf of QGC (Tina McMah – QGC Camp Coordinator) and Morris (Shelley Ludeke – Kenya Assistant Village Manager) at the Chinchilla Baptist Church on the 23rd December.

5 TIPS TO RECHARGE FOR 2015

Source: Virginia Mansell (SMG)

Reflect · What was great in 2014? · Have gratitude for what went well and celebrate the highlights · What are you looking towards in 2015?

Reconnect· With your most important relationships· With who you are· Family, friends· With the holiday spirit

Relax· Enjoy the moment, walk, sleep, read

Re-Energise · What’s your purpose? · Find your flow for 2015

Refresh· What will help you remain resilient throughout 2015?· Plan your work and play for the year ahead

EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH NOVEMBERLEONARD (LEN) McKAY of MORANBAHLen stepped in as Housekeeping Supervisor this month and led the team at short notice with great results. Len has an exemplary safety record and is reliable to a tee.Other nominations:• Karen Walsh of Kenya Village• Peter Wilkinson of Anglo Village• Tilli Meikle of Brisbane Office• Jessica Klein of Brisbane Office• Cecilia Teale of Nyngan Village

CHRISTMAS @ BASE CAMPBy Kim MacElroy (Village Manager)

Our lucky residents at Base Camp Chinchilla enjoyed a spectacular Christmas treat complete with seafood and delectable desserts.

Leanne (Base Camp Chef) worked tirelessly to complete the desserts for the ‘Christmas Seafood Extravaganza’. Leanne is one of the most flexible yet committed employees that I have ever had the privilege of working with.

For December, the table cloths in our dining room have been transformed with the help of the Chinchilla State School Year 6 students (pictured below right). It is wonderful to provide a personal touch to our residents who are away from family and it even got the attention of the local paper.

Merry Christmas everyone from the Base Camp team! :)

CHRISTMAS @ YSP The YSP crew stepped up their Christmas celebrations with some fantastic costumes and a live band.

CHRISTMAS IN THE GAS FIELDS. Morris hosted a wonderful Christmas event at Reedy Creek for Origin and received rave reviews.Well done!

THE GLOBAL FREEDOM NETWORKThe Global Freedom Network on behalf of His Holiness Pope Francis, The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby & Mr. Andrew Forrest invited Robert McVicker to the Signing of the Faith Leaders’ Universal Declaration Against Slavery. The event took place at the Vatican City on 2 December 2014.

Robert was honoured to be invited to such an event and described it as “Truly historic. The religious leaders have never met before”.

MESSAGE FROM THE CEOIt has been an exciting year for Morris; one that has absolutely flown by. We have had a number of successes over the year, with our focus on our thematic goal:

“Work as a team to deliver operational excellence across every site, every day, so we earn the right to grow”.We will continue to do this throughout the following year. We have delivered on a number of projects that should assist you in delivering on this goal such as:• User friendly Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)• Maintenance workflow system software; Permit to Work software; • Asset management software• Tools to embed safety (including food safety) behaviour• Improvement of our on-boarding programme• Delivering on our retail strategy / initiatives• Performing security services in-house

I want to thank everybody for their role in helping us to constantly focus on operational excellence. We look forward to a wonderful year of growth in the new calendar year, which will enable us to offer you more exciting work opportunities.

I wish you and your family a safe and wonderful Christmas and New Year and my thoughts are with our people that are working through the Christmas period. A big thank you. Hospitality is a wonderful, honourable industry, but the hours can be demanding. Once again Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Fiona BerkinMorris Corporation CEO